one that really kept us occupied for much time. one explanation is because they are boys. they were very young when they came here, and they never really, you know, had a chance to grow in the chinese system. most of them never atepidded anything beyond -- attended the rudimentary level of chinese education. this culture is what they need. the second explanation that is more met metaphysical is that they were trained -- there's a famous poem that says a young boy who wants to be someone turns away from the window, sits down, and reads, and here they come to america where a young boy who wants to be someone gets on the baseball field and plays ball, rides a horse, takes a gun and shoots, dances with girls, is allowed to look his elders in the eyes. this is a revelation for them. they were extremely, extremely happy with it. the third thing i say is they came here at a time when the country was really, really, really thriving. you know, on the way on the transcontinental railroad, they could see things like the automated reaper and the plow, and there's an energy they felt a